Hi, I just tried a music CD in my drive and that's not the problem. My jacks 
are closer to the power button rather than next to the CD drive anyway. Thanks 
for the suggestion though. Anyone else have any ideas?

Kate



> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:22:42 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] head phone jack not working
> 
> Not sure if this point has been made yet, but  if you are talking of a jack 
> socket next to the CD/DVD drawer, on some  machines, the output to that 
> comes direct from the player rather than from the sound card and so only 
> plays what is coming from your cd/dvd drive.  In fact, you will still find 
> the odd computer where there is a volume control there as well...
> 
> You might try putting a music CD in the player with headphones plugged in to 
> the jack in question, just to rule  that out...
> 
> I'm probably talking rubbish, but give it a whirl just in case...
> 
> All the best,
> Barry G
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kate" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 3:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] head phone jack not working
> 
> 
> 
> Hi, thanks, but I tried that, it's not working. The speakers nor the 
> headphones work in either of the front two jacks, even if there's nothing 
> plugged into the jacks on the back of the computer.
> Any other ideas, maybe?
> 
> Kate
> 
> 
> 
> > From: [email protected]
> > To: [email protected]
> > Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:35:05 +0000
> > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] head phone jack not working
> >
> > On most computers I have used the front jacks will not work if the back
> > jacks are being utilised. Have  you got speakers plugged in at the back?
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > David Griffith
> >
> > My Low Vision Resources Web Site  is
> > http://www.nonags.org/members/dajgriff/
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kate
> > Sent: Friday, 16 January 2009 18:41
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [Blind-Computing] head phone jack not working
> >
> >
> > Hi, I have found that the speaker/headphone jack at the front of my 
> > computer
> > do not work. This is a year and a half old computer and I don't believe 
> > I've
> > ever tried using these jacks before, so I do not know if they just have 
> > been
> > disabled this whole time or what. Is there a way to check on this issue
> > and/or enable the functionality of this jack?
> >
> > Kate
> >
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